Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Founded it as a California LLC but your potential VC wants a Delaware C-Corp? Forget to get around to setting up that Employee Stock Option Plan and want to be able to give the early guys their options at a low strike price? They want to lock in future clients at an early stage. Shame about that pesky FAS 157 ruling.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

VI: Revenue-based financing: The next step for private equity and early-stage investment. —– Versatile Venture Capital is a new venture capital fund specializing in companies targeting early profitability, based in New York City. We are a year-long, remote accelerator for early-stage SaaS companies.

Equity 78

Equity Revenue Cofounder Colorado 78

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Startups also must pay an inexpensive service fee for incorporating in Delaware. If the squatter doesn’t give up the site, the issue can be taken to court, and the squatter will have to show it is operating a business or maintaining a service. Startups should incorporate as soon as they can; the expense is low. If high U.S.

Convertible Security 100

Convertible Security IP Technical Review Software Review 100

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

He says, “Spending a few thousand on a domain could make a big difference long term, and give you the credibility and advantage over the competition, especially in the very beginning and early stages of the business.”. In fact, GreenPal wasn’t the only one that figured it was best to go for a Delaware-based C-Corp.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Perhaps, when things settle down a bit more, those companies will even raise series A capital from traditional institutional sources to expand the product features, beef up the operations team more fully and make progress in finding initial product-market fit. Shift of value from equity holders to token holders. Fuzzy Governance.

Early Stage 20

Early Stage Equity Venture Capital Government 20

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 28, 2017

Perhaps, when things settle down a bit more, those companies will even raise series A capital from traditional institutional sources to expand the product features, beef up the operations team more fully and make progress in finding initial product-market fit. Shift of value from equity holders to token holders. Fuzzy Governance.

Early Stage 20

Early Stage Equity Venture Capital Government 20

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 6, 2011

If you are in the very early stages with your company and there are no major reasons (e.g. tax, R&D incentives, what not) to keep your company as a non-US entity, then you should consider a corporate flip i.e., create a new Delaware corporation that will own all the shares of your local company. If not, raise locally.

Silicon Valley 104

Silicon Valley Startup Seed Stage Delaware 104